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Sarah's Latest Favorites Winter Reading Challenge 2026 |
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Ada, Go, Go, Go!
by Daishu Ma
The competition is starting! Is that Monkey swinging into the lead? Is Elephant stomping ahead? Looks like Duck is catching up! Now Lion is overtaking, and--oops! Someone has taken a spill--and everyone stops to make sure she's OK!
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Won't Go!
by Sumana Seeboruth
Joining the Feelings & First series: a young child learns helpful skills to use when struggling to transition from one activity to the next.
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Wind Watchers
by Micha Archer
Children have fun experiencing the wind's ever-changing nature throughout all the seasons of the year.
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Every Monday Mabel
by Jashar Awan
Every Monday Mabel takes her breakfast outside and waits for her favorite part of the week: the garbage truck.
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I Got You
by Derrick Barnes
A little boy adores his big brother, who is always there for him, playing with him and teaching him things.
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Pop! Goes the Nursery Rhyme
by Betsy Bird
The sensible Secretary Bird wants nothing more than to get on with their job of properly narrating a classic nursery rhyme book. But something is afoot in the orderly land of nursery rhymes . . . a zippy little Weasel has entered the scene! As the Secretary Bird tries to get through the rhymes--from Little Miss Muffet to Jack and Jill--the Weasel bursts in, throwing everything into a comical tailspin. Can the Secretary Bird put an end to the chaos? In POP! Goes the Nursery Rhyme, influential children's librarian Betsy Bird and acclaimed illustrator Andrea Tsurumi remix beloved nursery rhymes, serving up a classic-in-the-making packed with hilarious surprises that will have little listeners riveted.
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Catch!
by Trish Cooke
Kiona can't seem to catch anything while playing with Mom, but before bedtime, she catches something just right.
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Duckie & Snaps: We Cannot Be Friends
by Ame Dyckman
Duckie, a duckling, and Snaps, a young crocodile, are told they cannot be friends since crocodiles eat ducks--but Snaps does not want to eat Duckie, and she comes up with an alternative.
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Specs
by Van G. Garrett
In this playful and joyful ode to specs of all kinds, young readers follow one girl on her journey of acceptance and join the fun of picking the perfect pair of glasses.
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Little Rhino Lost
by Candy Gourlay
A young girl tries to make a lost baby rhinoceros feel at home by creating a green place for him to roam in her city.
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Bear and the Three Goldilocks
by Patrick Horne
When the Goldilocks family leaves their campsite to go on a hike, Bear comes along and makes a mess of their food and belongings--because that is how bears roll.
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Community Snowman
by Deborah Kerbel
Building a snowman becomes a community effort, in this wordless story about a cold winter day that snowballs into a warm neighborhood gathering. One morning, a girl wakes up to discover that it has snowed overnight. After breakfast she starts building a snowman -- and soon realizes that it's easier and more fun to do with some help! Other kids join in to help roll the balls that make up the snowman's body. A passing teenager helps them reach to place the head. Then more neighbors come along and each contribute something unique from their packed lunches or winter ensembles: a pickle for a nose, bagel halves for the ears, lychee buttons, a shawl ... The final touch comes in the form of a poppy pin placed by a veteran over the snowman's heart. The snowman smiles as the community members pause to admire their work. And when the crowd disperses, the girl and her grandfather stay behind to share a snack and warmth with someone who needs them.
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Dear New Friend
by Taraneh Matloob
A boy writes a letter to a friend inviting him to visit his Persian family and telling him what to expect.
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I Truck: A Big Rig's Epic Trip
by Kelly Rice Schmitt
Hit the open road with I Truck: A Big Rig's Epic Trip--an action-packed picture book that celebrates the power, purpose, and adventure of trucking across America. From sunrise to snowstorm, readers climb into the driver's seat alongside a skilled trucker and her loyal pup as they journey from coast to coast. With rumbling engines, roaring highways, and towering loads of cargo, this story reveals how big rigs deliver the goods that keep neighborhoods and industries running--everything from toys to tools and supplies. Along the way, the driver encounters other trucks, navigates mountain passes, and shows the teamwork and grit behind every successful haul. Perfect for classrooms, STEM programs, or families connected to the trucking, energy, or logistics industries, this book highlights how truckers keep the economy and everyday life in motion. Key Features: Engaging story that follows a cross-country trucking adventure Highlights the vital role of trucks in global logistics and supply chains Features a female driver and her canine co-pilot--promoting diversity in STEM and transportation fields Encourages curiosity about engineering, geography, and problem-solving Perfect companion to I Ship and I Fuel for exploring how the world stays connected Part of the acclaimed On the Move series, I Truck inspires young readers to explore how goods move from production to delivery, teaching real-world science and geography through storytelling that's both educational and fun.
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This Is Orange: A Field Trip Through Color
by Rachel Poliquin
The color orange is all around you, not only in the natural world--from fruit and foxes to minerals and mushrooms--but in the human-engineered world, too, from works of art to religious ceremonies to astronaut survival suits. Ranging through time and circumnavigating the globe, ... stream-of-consciousness text and jaunty illustrations explore color through surprising social, historical, cultural, and artistic lenses. With more than thirty vivid examples and a gentle introduction to color theory, this eye-opening voyage into the heart of orange is an appeal to experience other colors--and the world at large--with an open and expansive mind.
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Weird Sad and Silent
by Alison McGhee
A new classmate helps bullied ten-year-old Daisy find her voice.
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